Lang Fisher
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| Born | (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 (age 44) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation | Television writer |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Known for | co-creating Never Have I Ever with Mindy Kaling |
| Awards | The Peabody Awards (2008) |
Lang Fisher (born January 29, 1980) is an American comedy writer and director. She co-created and executive produced the Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama series, Never Have I Ever.[1][2]
Fisher graduated from Fountain Valley School of Colorado in 1998 and Columbia University in 2002.[3][4][5][6] At Columbia, she was a member of the annual Varsity Show. Her cast and staff-mates included future actress Jenny Slate, comedian Michelle Collins, Gabe Liedman, who is the show-runner of Netflix animated series Q-Force and Hulu comedy series PEN15, Emmy Award-nominated stage actor Brandon Victor Dixon, managing editor of The Onion and Upworthy co-founder Peter Koechley, Onion News Network founder and director Will Graham,[7] and Robby Mook, manager of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[8][9] Her classmates also included award-winning director and producer Susanna Fogel.[10]
She was a staff writer for The Onion as well as its TV spin-off, the Onion News Network, for six years and was a member of its award-winning writing staff before joining 30 Rock as a staff writer in its final season.[11] The episode she co-wrote, "A Goon's Deed in a Weary World", received critical acclaim and was named by Variety magazine as one of the "25 Best TV Episodes of the Decade (2010-2019)" in 2019.[12][13][14]
From 2013 to 2017, Fisher wrote, directed and co-executive produced on the romantic comedy series, The Mindy Project.[15] She started writing on the series in season 2.[16] Fisher wrote the 12th episode of season 5, "Mindy Lahiri is a White Man."[17]
From 2017 to 2019, Fisher was a writer and Co-Executive Producer on the police procedural comedy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[18] Fisher wrote the 8th episode of the show's 6th season, titled "He Said, She Said."[19] The episode explored sexual assault in the workplace and was Stephanie Beatriz's directorial debut.[20] She also wrote the episodes ''Hitchcock & Scully" and ''The Puzzle Master" for the show.
In 2019, Fisher wrote and co-created Never Have I Ever with Mindy Kaling and serves as the showrunner.[15][21]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2007–2010 | The Onion | Director, writer |
| 2011 | Onion News Network | Writer |
| 2013 | 30 Rock | Writer |
| 2013–2017 | The Mindy Project | Co-executive producer, writer, executive story editor, director (1 episode) |
| 2017–2019 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Co-executive producer, writer |
| 2020–2021 | Never Have I Ever | Co-creator, executive producer, writer, director (1 episode) |
Fisher was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series in 2014 for her work on 30 Rock.[22] She was nominated in 2021 for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.[23]
In 2008, she was part of The Onion's team that won the Peabody Awards.[24][25][26]
